Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Speech Pathology - University of Nebraska-Lincoln: United States
Spoken languages
English, French
Club
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: United States
Coach
Heather Brink [club]
Sporting relatives
Her great-grandmother Mary Vandervliet represented Canada in athletics, and competed in the 100m at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Her sister Abby has also competed in gymnastics at an elite level. (huskers.com, 01 Sep 2022; sports-reference.com, 01 Jan 2016; dynamogymnastics.ca, 28 Mar 2014)
Milestones
She was part of the group that won Canada's first artistic gymnastics team medal at the world championships, claiming bronze in the women's team event at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Liverpool, England. (2022worldgymnastics.com, 01 Nov 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Nov 2022)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in the women's team event at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, England. (Instagram profile, 03 Nov 2022)
Awards
She was chosen as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (huskers.com, 20 Nov 2020)
Additional information
PASSION REIGNITED
She began studying at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States of America in 2021. She says that entering college gymnastics renewed her passion for the sport, and the following year she won three bronze medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, which was her first international competition in more than two years. "I don't even know how to explain it, but it [competing for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln] is so much fun and it really changed my love for the sport. I wasn't having as much fun with the competitions and that just changed everything for me. College gymnastics is definitely more fun than elite, more relaxed, and I tried to bring that fun team approach into my elite gymnastics with this competition [the 2022 Commonwealth Games]." (therecord.com, 11 Aug 2022; Instagram profile, 04 Aug 2022)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has been an athlete representative on the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] Safeguarding Working Group. (Instagram profile, 08 Nov 2022)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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